100 Assessing the Admission Proforma: A Multi-Cycle Audit Evaluating the Quality of Documentation of The Burns Admission Proforma At the Regional Mersey Burn Unit
Published Date: 12th October 2021
Publication Authors: Mandal A, Shokrollahi K
Introduction
A thoroughly completed Burns Proforma can provide vital information for the effective management of a burn and enables the sharing of information with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Aim
We aimed to assess the quality of record-keeping of the new Burns Proforma, compared it with the previous cycle, and identified areas of improvement.
Method
Data on 76 fields on version 4.0 of the Mersey Burns Proforma was collected for 92 patients between January and February 2020. The data was compared to cycle 1of the audit collected in July 2019.
Results
Assessing the 61 comparable fields between audit cycles, 58 fields (95%) improved while 3 (5%) deteriorated. 21 fields achieved a completion rate greater than 80%. Vital information such as history, comorbidities, and drug history achieved 100% completion, up from 94%, 94%, and 95%, respectively. Total body surface area (TBSA) increased to 93% from 83%, the use of the Lund & Browder chart remained the same, treatment plan documentation increased to 95% from 91%, documentation of admission increased from 24% to 51%, consultant confirmation of TBSA increased to 10% from 5%, but this requires further improvement. Comments stated the proforma was clearer and provided a flowchart layout which made documentation easier.
Conclusions
The Burns Admission Proforma has made significant improvements. Working with the nursing staff and consultant body, we aim to improve our completion rates of vital information further. It sets a high standard for data collection and presents itself as a useful tool for other Burns Units across the United Kingdom.
Mandal, A; Shokrollahi, K et al. (2021). 100 Assessing the Admission Proforma: A Multi-Cycle Audit Evaluating the Quality of Documentation of The Burns Admission Proforma At the Regional Mersey Burn Unit. British Journal of Surgery. 108 (Suppl 6), pp vi21.
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